Mayor Zohran Mamdani moved to revoke all New York City mayoral executive orders signed by Eric Adams after 26 September 2024, calling the action a necessary step to restore public trust and reassert democratic accountability at City Hall.
The sweeping revocation wipes out 18 executive orders issued during the final 15 months of the Adams administration. Those orders reshaped senior leadership structures, created new mayoral offices, altered contracting and procurement oversight, and addressed politically sensitive issues including antisemitism, protests near houses of worship, federal law-enforcement access to Rikers Island and city policy on Israel-related boycotts.
